[GreenKeys] Thyratron used in audio ! !

[Richard Knoppow]

     What I remember was the cry baby although I never knew until now 
what it was called.  The off hook sound is still with us, much louder. 
The off hook is a series of fast beeps. I can't remember if it was 
something else way back when. Perhaps the cry baby was not so loud, just 
unpleasant.

On 3/23/2017 7:46 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
> " I remember this sound (noise?) very well although I think the one at
> PacBell sounded slightly different. I also remember it was quite loud."
>
> If it was +really+ loud, that would be a howler tone.. the off-hook
> alarm. I've heard those plenty, but I'm apparently too young to have
> encountered the cry-baby in the wild. I clicked the link and the tone
> was totally unfamiliar. Very nice site, though, I emailed him for for
> thanks & encouragement.
>
> Did anyone notice the Viking DLE-300 (Dual-Line Emulator) in one of the
> first pics? There's something that looks like a modem sitting atop it.
> The DLE seems like a must-have for a guy that far into the legacy telco
> world. I know I've mentioned it on this list before.. it's a very handy
> item if you suddenly find yourself needing two emulated landlines at
> your workbench.
>
> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Richard Knoppow
> <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>> wrote:
>
>        I remember this sound (noise?) very well although I think the one
>     at PacBell sounded slightly different. I also remember it was quite
>     loud.
>
>     On 3/23/2017 7:58 AM, Larry Tighe wrote:
>
>         *At the Cedar Knolls Telephone site, he uses a Model 19.  Also,
>         he has a
>         link to the "cry baby" for those too young to have missed it.*
>
>         http://cedarknolltelephone.com/cedartel/nsn2.wav
>         <http://cedarknolltelephone.com/cedartel/nsn2.wav>  click for
>         cry baby
>
>         http://cedarknolltelephone.com/
>         <http://cedarknolltelephone.com/>  click for incredible basement
>         collection
>
>
>     --
>     Richard Knoppow
>     1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL